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Challenge: Abandoned Buildings (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 950
Location: Sonoma County, California
Date: Apr 12, 2005
Aperture: 6.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/158
Galleries: Black and White, Rural
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2005

 desat w/ channel mixer, resize, USM.

I've been driving past this place daily for 21 years. I've watched it collapse sloooowly.

Of the dozen or so shots I took, I used the one that was most over-exposed, because it created the most range of tones when turned into black and white.

The cropping was a result of trying to eliminate distracting elements (trees, the street, signs) to give the impression of isolation. I could not do anything with the featureless sky, so chose to crop it, so there was no large white space, which would have surely ruined the picture.

Statistics
Place: 130 out of 500
Avg (all users): 5.4695
Avg (commenters): 6.1111
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Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 311
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2005 06:30:42 PM
A very imppressive b/w study as these structures byte the dust. 7
 04/18/2005 06:37:08 PM
Like the horizontal cropping...works perfectly with the buildings. Nice light.
 04/18/2005 12:00:40 PM
Since this seems to be on a hill, I think I would have tried to get shot from a different view point. The bright sky all the way across pulls eye out of picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2005 05:44:07 AM
Nice shot...I like that is a panaramic shot(long ways) it looks neat, and i also like how it in black and white it brings out the image and the texture of the grass is greta.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2005 03:00:51 PM
Pretty good contrast. The buildings are just starting to blend in with the background though. It would have been nice to see a good solid roof line.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2005 12:58:19 PM
Ok, I know this is a matter of oppinion.....I don't like photos that use such frame demensions.....I thing the photographer helps him/her self by trying to produce images that resemble the same demensions that your camera and camera's finder see's,,,,framed images like this one always wanting to see more that is beyond the edges......That being said I will try to let my dislikes go by the way side. The envornment that surrounds these buildings are the most important element here, without the emtyness of its surrounding these building don't speak to me because I believe my point of view is to far away for me to allow them to speak to me.

I like that you present a B&W image here, it simplifies things for me allowing me to get more involved. The simplicity of the image is its strengh........5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/13/2005 11:50:11 PM
the sky is clueless
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/13/2005 04:50:38 PM
A decent shot. I think the composition could use more sky, or more land.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/13/2005 01:55:43 PM
Wow! This is really a neat picture! I hope you aren't getting marked down for it's size because I really think it looks awesome! It's very crisp and sharp, and I love the land the building is on. Good luck!!
 04/13/2005 12:08:24 PM
Range on the home? Good clarity, would like to see more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/13/2005 04:51:04 AM
There is a fine line between abandoned buildings and ruins. This photo looks to me more like ruins.


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